Yakima Valley Justice Center | Yakima, Washington

Prisoners sentenced in Yakima county are generally sent to Yakima Valley Justice Center in the city of Yakima, The address of record for Yakima Valley Justice Center is 202 W Yakima Ave. This is located in Yakima, WA, 98902-3473, a city in Yakima. Always call the jail to verify that an inmate is at that location and can receive visitors before traveling.

Prisons in WA like Yakima Valley Justice Center can often make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. Some prisons charge over $10 a minute to make a long distance phone call. The best way to avoid these fees is to set up a local phone number that will ring your phone number(s) no matter where you live. Securtel.us provides this service and you can reach them at inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit send postcards. Once you are able to communicate with your inmate, you can start making plans for visitation. There are many types of prison facility in WA. City Jails, County Jails, State Jails and State Penitentiaries. Each will have it's own rules and times for visitation, calls and mail.

Yakima Valley Justice Center is a County Jail. It's important to know the type of prison facility because this will largely determine what is permitted. Everything in prison costs money. Soap, toothpaste, phone calls and stamps and envelopes must all be purchased at the commissary. Step one is to get set up with phone service so you can communicate. Then you can learn what an inmate needs and how to properly send it.

Yakima Valley Justice Center is in the PST time zone. So make adjustments in your call times if you aren't in that same timezone. It's important for prison families to help each other to help their loved ones inside and out. By sharing information about Yakima Valley Justice Center with other families, it will help them avoid mistakes and confusion that no one needs or wants.
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